Mushy Mayhem

[Goonie Goat]

One of these guys works perfectly for agar. And when you want to store it just pop back into the fridge.
Then in the microwave to reheated it. And pour straight into Petri dishes or whatever you use as agar plates

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I put my leftover agar in a jam jar and put it in the fridge, took ages to get the agar out of the beer bottle

 

[Goonie Goat]

Bad pics but looks alright. Did some research and apparently I got Albino A+, not Avery's Albino.. anyway they are all looking fine. No contam at this moment, hopefully won't need another transfer

 

[Goonie Goat]

Got around to making some more bags. This time I soaked some straw in some water with seaweed and mixed a tad of gypsum and manure with it. Did layers of the straw and manure in the bags and pressure cooked it up for a few hours. 11 bags all up. Mycelium is really taking off in the jars now

 

[Goonie Goat]

The myc is spreading fast now. Looks to be 'Tomentose Mycelium' (fluffy) as opposed to 'Rhizomorphic Mycelium'. Videos on YouTube about cloning mycelium and what to look for, quite interesting.
Saw this brand of beer and thought I'd give it a try... Quite fruity / citrusy. Not a fan of fruity beer but it's not that bad



These BBQ trays fit perfectly in the 50L container. Will need a liner to put over the tray though because the mycelium will eat through aluminium

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Haha even says its very enjoyable beer

 

[Goonie Goat]

Haha even says its very enjoyable beer

Yeah I guess that's a red flag there if they have to print it out on the cans. It's going down better now actually feels like it's stronger alcohol % than what's listed. It's some craft brand I think. Not long ago they took another craft beer brand off the shelves because it was way stronger than the % listed so can't complain if that's the case here haha

 

[Goonie Goat]

Trying these takeaway sauce containers for agar should work well

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

I'm gonna have a go at agar, it's easy looking to do and can make clone after clone of clean spores it's a win win, just gotta get a pressure cooker

 

[Goonie Goat]

I'm gonna have a go at agar, it's easy looking to do and can make clone after clone of clean spores it's a win win, just gotta get a pressure cooker

Yep, you can boil straw and Coco substrate also but you should get a pressure cooker, my 22L one is on eBay for $115 it only sits around 12 psi but can't complain for the price they are at now, I got mine for about $160

 

[Goonie Goat]

AU 22L 32cm Aluminium Pressure Canner / Cooker Preserver w/ Steam Guage Kitchen | eBay

Multiple Safety Protection: in Case of Overpressure, the Pressure Limiting Valve Will Automatically Release the Pressure to Prevent the Explosion. the Pressure Relief Window Provides Double Protection.

www.ebay.com.au

Really can't complain for that price
Might have to brush up on your mandarin to read the instructions though

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Yep I will get one next fortnight will be very helpful I get the feeling I am gonna get addicted to mushroom mycology it's very interesting.

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Do you just cook for longer at 12psi?

 

[Goonie Goat]

Yeah I try to but I really haven't had any contam issues cooking stuff shorter than what they recommend. Got 25kg of millet today so I'm keen to do some grain bags which I can store and mix up into substrate when I need to. It's a good project but I reckon making bags is pretty shit I quickly lose interest having to get dry Coco to field capacity and stuff but I'm sure it pays off. It beats buying bags online anyway

 

[Goonie Goat]

Test of the baccy. It's very rich, kind of like a Cohiba Cigar. Not bad at all.. might lower the RH to around 68% or lower but quite happy with the outcome so far

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Yeah I try to but I really haven't had any contam issues cooking stuff shorter than what they recommend. Got 25kg of millet today so I'm keen to do some grain bags which I can store and mix up into substrate when I need to. It's a good project but I reckon making bags is pretty shit I quickly lose interest having to get dry Coco to field capacity and stuff but I'm sure it pays off. It beats buying bags online anyway

Yea buying bags online is a expensive hobby.

 

[Goonie Goat]

Some more progress with the mycelium, won't be long until they go into the bags. Did some other gourmet/medicinal LC's in the takeaway dipping sauce containers and all are doing well besides 1 container with a spot of what appears to be some trichoderma.

White Elf


Pink Oyster (the mycelium is pink)


Yellow Oyster


Cordyceps Militaris (tinge of yellow/orange)


Cordyceps with spot of trichoderma contamination

Albino A+ almost covered all the agar

 

[Orb]

they look cool Goonie, nice pics!

 

[Goonie Goat]

they look cool Goonie, nice pics!

As good as it gets unfortunately. Damn phone camera sucks big time. Constantly refocusing it's impossible to get clear pics

 

[Orb]

the earlier pics make more sense to me now, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was looking at earlier mate

it’s very cool how the myc grows upwards, super virulent in the Albino A+

 

[Goonie Goat]

the earlier pics make more sense to me now, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was looking at earlier mate

it’s very cool how the myc grows upwards, super virulent in the Albino A+

Yeah they are all so unique especially the pink Oyster, so strange!